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Tsarevich Simeon Alexeyevich (Russian: Симеон Алексеевич; 3 April 1665 - 18 June 1669) was the fourth son of Tsar Alexis of Russia and Maria Miloslavskaya, brother of Tsar Feodor III of Russia and Tsar Ivan V of Russia and half-brother of Tsar Peter the Great
- Illness
- 'Holy' Helper
- Russia’s Little Prince
- Tragic End
“It was too early to cheer and thank God,” historian and medic Boris Nakhapetov wrote in his book, Medical Secrets of the House Romanov. “Soon, the doctors found out that the child suffers from the horrendous illness of the Empress’ family – hemophilia.” This congenital disease is marked by slow blood coagulation, and so the smallest bruise often b...
One of the few people in the empire who could alleviate Alexei’s suffering and relieve him wasGrigory Rasputin. A famous doctor? No, a Siberian mystic and a self-proclaimed saint who made it to the court. When in 1905 Rasputin met Nicholas and Alexandra, he convinced them that he could help – and he did. “There are many mentions that Rasputin repea...
WhenAlexei wasn’t sick, he led the ordinary life of a royal heir: studying, taking part in official events and sometimes playing. And this boy could be naughty. Georgy Shavelsky, a priest close to the court, recalled: “While at the dinner table, the boy often threw balls made of bread at the generals… only a severe look from the Emperor could calm ...
The tsarevichwas 13 when his life was turned upside down. The upheavals of 1917 destroyed Russia’s monarchy; his father abdicated, not only for himself but for the heir as well. Along with the rest of his family, Alexei was exiled to the Urals and kept under house arrest. That’s where both the disease and death cornered him. “All of a sudden, Alexe...
When the tsarevich was five years old, he was entrusted to the care of clerk Peter Zotov: before being admitted to teaching, the knowledge of the future teacher was tested by theologian Simeon...
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Tsarevich Simeon Alexeyevich (Russian: Симеон Алексеевич; 3 April 1665 - 18 June 1669) was the fourth son of Tsar Alexis of Russia and Maria Miloslavskaya, brother of Tsar Feodor III of Russia and Tsar Ivan V of Russia and half-brother of Tsar Peter the Great. He died young.
Tsarevich Dmitry Alexeyevich (Russian: Дмитрий Алексеевич; 22 August 1648 – 6 October 1649) was the first son and heir of Tsar Alexis of Russia and Maria Miloslavskaya, brother of Tsarevich Alexei Alexeyevich of Russia, Tsar Feodor III of Russia and Tsar Ivan V of Russia and half-brother of Tsar Peter the Great. He died in ...
Tsarevich Simeon Alexeyevich (Russian: Симеон Алексеевич; 3 April 1665 - 18 June 1669) was the fourth son of Tsar Alexis of Russia and Maria Miloslavskaya, b...
Tsarevich Alexei Alexeyevich (Russian: Алексей Алексеевич, Aleksey Alekseyevich; 15 February 1654 – 17 January 1670) was the second son and heir of Tsar Alexis of Russia and Maria Miloslavskaya, brother of Tsar Feodor III, Tsar Ivan V, and Tsarevna Sophia and half-brother of Tsar Peter the Great.
